With the trade-in discount, the $799 base model Surface Pro 3 comes to just $150.

We’re assuming the full $650 trade-in value will be for the latest Air models in good condition, and the deal will require you to hunt down a Microsoft retail store by July 2014 to complete the trade-in. Any takers?

Its not much news anymore that Microsoft is doing something like this. Who would want anything from Microsoft anymore. Software crashes and hardware is cheap and plastic. Let alone drivers and the windows 8 OS that sucks big time. Microsoft used to dominate the market at one point. Lets hope it gets used to be second best. Me. I wouldn’t touch a laptop with windows 7 or 8 anymore, even if i had one for free. I would go Linus if i had no other option.

I find Mixrosoft’s offer more disturbing, than Jordan’s opinion. It is especially after 2 unsuccessful Surface generation. All generation of MBAs and iPads were a real success. So I think Microsoft should start to produce quality products and softwares and then perhaps the desired success will come to them too. No need for dirty tricks, because customers are not dum.

Hahaha this is great! the thing is in one year the Surface Pro 3 will be worth about $200. In a year a 2013 MacBook Air’s value is $650 on ebay with an i5, 128 GB of storage and 4GB of RAM, some are even selling way above the price of the Surface Pro 3. I think this is really funny. Surface Pro 3 looses too much value after 1 year.

Not happening.. nope, never, nada.. That trade-in would only have value to the few that DONT want to continue to use the Apple Eco-system.. and while I’m certain there are some, it’s far and few and it is much more telling that they would target Apple in the trade in rather than have a general trade-in program…

Of course they’re not selling as many as they had hoped. Who would buy that? It’s not a tablet and it’s not a notebook either. It’s clear they don’t have people to think and completely missed the point, they’re just wasting their money trying to beat Apple but they miss the point. It’s not about beating someone, it’s about making something that will blow everyone away by how amazing it is, but that’s now something what Microsoft can do.

The Surface Pro 3 is just a fail. The original Surface Pro failed, so did the Surface Pro 2, did anyone really expect the Surface Pro 3 to do any better. If they won’t it to replace a lap top at least give it a video card. Windows 8 and the Surface Pro line coupled with the fact Microsoft has already dropped Windows XP support and are going to drop Windows 7 support is causing Microsofts own down spiral. Well I guess they are just forcing people to buy superior computers over whatever their inferior surface tablet/laptop is supposed to be.

To be fair, terminalcode2014, the macbook air also has an integrated Intel gpu. Granted, the new macbook air has a 5000 series chip while the surface pro 3 has the 4000 series.

I don’t know about the Surface Pro 3, because I haven’t had the chance to use it, but my Surface Pro 2 is fantastic. It has completely replaced the ipad, being able to take notes, do math problems, and draw using a great pen is amazing (I tried using the ipad 3 I have as a not taking device. Over $150, and multiple styli, later, I flat out gave up on that thing ever being useful for note taking). If I need to type a lot or use mac specific software, my MacBook Air comes right out, but the Surface Pro 2 has been a great companion to my Air.

thejaunald I get what your saying. For me though I don’t use a tablet. Anything I can do on a tablet is either done on my phone or on a computer and I don’t want what’s trying to be a tablet and laptop at the same time. I would rather have a laptop or even a desktop.
The Surface line has been a fail for Microsoft as they have already taken over a billion dollar loss on the entire line of them. It’s a money pit and Windows 8 not being liked by many is not helping them. Yes there are those who like Windows 8 but I don’t like it and I’m even Microsoft office certified which is supposed to be the big feature of the surface tablet. Out of all the people I have talked to have used Windows 8 maybe 1 in 20 of the people I have talked to liked it. The rest said they wish they hadn’t bought it in the first place. On X Box it works. On Desktops, Laptops, Tablets, and Phones it doesn’t work for most people.
In my opinion Microsoft should shelf the surface line. Then instead of dropping Windows 7 support next year keep it around. From there they need to stop trying to fix Windows 8 just go back to the drawing board using what they have from consumer feedback and make Windows 9. Then shelf Windows 8 and Microsoft wants to cut Windows 7 support.

What about those of us with a top of the line (for now) MacBook Pro? I guess we’re just screwed. This whole thing is laughable. Clearly, they have so low faith in their own product that they have to bribe people to buy them. You won’t see Apple do this to lure people away from their Surface Pro, or other tablet PCs. Apple not only produces much better products, but they have faith in what they make.

Is that how desperate they are to get costomers, I thought new products are successfull when they are first released? I don’t think its worth it and I bet they’ll extend it because of no one attending/participating

Ballmer of course didn’t have the foresight needed for a tech company he was out of ideas. he laughed off the iPhone and the iPad, MS for eons had tried to get tablets working, but they were all huge laptops with a stylus. So now MS is trying to play catch up. They may get a few customers here but the comparison seems off – the Air is a full laptop, so productivity apps not a question – so going to a tablet? If they had offered a deal on old ipads to go to a surface it might have made more sense. I cannot see them getting many takers, but you never know.

Clearly they don’t understand why people buy MacBook Airs. A lot of my customers use them because they offer great performance and light weight. Why would they want to go to a Surface when they already have what they need? I’m not sure that iPad users would be willing to do this either. Why do this when they can buy another iPad and continue using the same apps that they have spent years accumulating? Screw MS Office. There are lots of alternatives that offer the same features and capabilities.